HARVEST MIDSTREAM COMPANY
hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 20, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 20, 2021 |
| Operator | HARVEST MIDSTREAM COMPANY |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.50174, -98.85583 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | DEFECTIVE OR LOOSE TUBING OR FITTING |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $100 |
| Emergency Response | $9,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
THIS EVENT OCCURRED FEBRUARY 20, 2021 AND WAS INITIALLY IDENTIFIED BY AN OPERATOR FROM ANOTHER COMPANY WHO NOTIFIED HARVEST. THERE IS NOT A DEFINITIVE CAUSE AS TO WHY THE TUBING CONNECTION CAME APART; HOWEVER, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE CONNECTION INTERNALS WERE LIKELY NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED (COMPRESSION FITTING AND/OR TUBING) AND THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE EXTREME WEATHER CONDITION, NAMED WEATHER EVENT URI (I.E. ARTIC BLAST), COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONNECTION SEPARATING THROUGH SOME FORM OF THERMAL STRESSES. MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF REOCCURRENCE IN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF REOCCURRENCE, ALL SIMILAR CONNECTIONS IN THE STATION WERE VISUALLY EXAMINED AND CONNECTIONS CHECKED FOR TIGHTNESS. BASED UPON THE FINDINGS, IT IS ALSO BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED EVENT.
About This Pipeline Incident
Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.